Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-02-11
LETTERS FROM THE CAPITOL.
ST.. PAUL, Feb. 4, 1887

LETTERS FROM THE CAPITOL. ~
ST. PAUL, Feb. 4, 1887.
This was another field day for high license.
Yesterday it was in the House and to-day
in the Senate. The high license bill had
been considered by the Senate on Tuesday
and ordered placed at the head of the
calendar for third reading on Friday. At
the morning session the high license men
were a good deal disturbed and worried by
the absence of two OF their men. Az much
dilatory matter as possible was worked
in to keep the order Of third
readings from being reached. Il was
little after II (noon) when the calender was
reached and still two high license Senators
were absent. The friends Of the bill hastily
moved an adjournment until after noon
the vote sounded otherwise. After dinner
one of the missing Senators put In an
appearance and the business went ahead
Various attempts to amend or delay were
made by the opponents Of the bill but the
high license men had their vote massed in
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vote was reached and the bill passed by %
to 10 as follows
Yeas-Brown, Buchanan, Chapman, Clark,
Clough, Compton, Comstock, Crandall,
ioap c Dsy, Dodge, Eaton, Edwards Fin
swenson, Hacker, Truax, Mailmark, 2s:
Nays-AndersOn, Bowen, Burkhardt,
Child, Durant, Gibson, Hall, Hayden, Hix-
ON, Keller, Nachbar, Nelson, Oswald, Pope,
S Mda9 !, Smith, "ard' "elch' "hiteman'
Senators Chapman and Pope when their
names were called explained why they
voted for the bill and Senators Bowen,
Hall, Nachbar, Nelson, Ward, Whiteman
and Wood explained why they voted
against it. The question, however, was
Retng fSr h Ra' license Ga aS being Pops 81
Blue Earth and the only Republicans voting
against it being Ward Of Waseca, Wood OF
Rice, Hall Of Renville and Thacker Of Pope.
The bill pending in the house being sub.
stantially the same will probably now be
When the passage of the Senate bill was an:
nounced in the House it was read the first
and second time and made the special order
for Wednesday afternoon Feb. 9th: The
House being much stronger for high license
than the Senate the ultimate passage Of thu
be $1,000 in cities Of 10000 or over and $5O(
in all other places in Minnesota after July
LIST, 1887.
! The general business of the day outside Of
high license was light. Representative
Byron of Waseca, offered a bill reducing
and the salaries Of other State officers il
proportion. Senator Bowen's joint resolu
ton for the restoration of lands held by tn
Winona & st. Peter road to the public do
main was passed.
| ST. PAUL, Feb. S, 1887.
This was about the dullest day the legis
lative session has developed. The higl
license business had such an effect on tn
Senate that that body adjourned from
Friday until Monday in order to TAX
breath, spit on its hands and grab the legi'
lative machine with renewed vigor. It
pretty generally the case that when only on
house is in session the other is dull and COZ
fines itself to routine " ork, which general
means purely local legislation. II repr'
sentatives Donnelly and Potter had not ha
| verbal sparring match the house proceed
ings to-day would have been absolutely il
to1erable for their dizziness. MIR. Donnell
introduced bill which provides that whel
man has mortgage on his property. b
ton in excess Of the mortgage and the hole
has loan of $500 on property assessed .
$500, under this bill he would pay the ia
on $1,000 and the holder of the mortgage G
$500. The Judiciary committee reporte
against the bill on the ground of its doub
, full constitutionality. Such a report us
ally kills bill but it didn't this time. M
Donnelly got the bill placed on file for Sc
ond reading and from there it will take i
regular course and come to direct vote
the house. Mr.. Potter thought the commits
report should be sustained and that led
the controversy. There were IS bills intr
duced bringing the total up to 565 whit
have been launched in that body. Asi,
from one to establish grain commissit
and several amendments to the gener
statutes on technical points, all of the bi
were local, relating to bridges roads al
the issue Of bonds The entire afterno,
session was spent in committee of the who
and about dozen bills were sent to thi
reading. It was an industrious, though d,
| days work.